Journal of Propulsion and Power
Last updated ISSN 0748-4658
Journal of Propulsion and Power is published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in engineering. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Propulsion and Power concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Rocket and propulsion systems research
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
- Combustion and flame dynamics
- Energetic Materials and Combustion
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
- Combustion and Detonation Processes
- Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
- Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
- Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
- Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
Key facts
| Publisher | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0748-4658, 1533-3876 |
| Subject area | Engineering |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 6,170 |
| Publishing since | 1984 |
| Journal website | www.catchword.com/rpsv/catchword/aiaa/07484658/contp |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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